James Stanford QPM

Died

20 August 1965

Age

Rank

Detective Sergeant

Force

Wolverhampton Borough Police

Cause

Homicide - Stabbed

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally wounded when he was stabbed as he attempted to detain a man he had recognised as a Borstal absconder. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally wounded when he was stabbed as he attempted to detain a man he had recognised as a Borstal absconder. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.

Circumstances

Recognising a man as a Borstal absconder and, knowing he had previously stabbed a police officer, he attempted to detain him but was stabbed three times in the chest and heart and fatally wounded.

Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.

Fatally wounded when he was stabbed three times in the chest and heart as he attempted to detain a man he had recognised as a Borstal absconder, knowing that he had previously stabbed another police officer. Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.